Le premier siècle: one hundred years of progress in the treatment of Apert syndrome.

Full Abstract

The year 2006 marked the 100th anniversary of the publication of Eugene Apert's article, De l'acrocephalosyndactylie in the Bulletin de la Société des médecins des hôspitaux de Paris. During the last century, much progress has been made in the understanding and treatment of this condition. A translation of Apert's original article is provided as is an overview of what has been learned during the last 100 years and what the future treatment of this condition may be.

Author information

Author/s: Perlyn, Chad A (CA); Nichols, Chris (C); Woo, Albert (A); Becker, Devra (D); Kane, Alex A (AA);

Affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. perlync(-atsign-)wudosis.wustl.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Historical Article; Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of craniofacial surgery (J Craniofac Surg), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-May; vol 20 (issue 3) : pp 801-6

Dates: Created 2009/05/22; Completed 2009/08/20;

PMID: 19387362, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 8/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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